A visit to the Wilson Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Wilson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery:
33.2823, -96.6269
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilson Cemetery is located in Collin County<2>.
The county seat for Collin County is located in McKinney. McKinney lies just to the south of the Wilson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Horn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Horn Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
- McLarry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McLarry Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarry Cemetery
- Melissa Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Melissa Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Culwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Culwell Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culwell Cemetery
- Coffman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Coffman Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
- Mugg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mugg Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mugg Cemetery
- Cottage Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cottage Hill Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Lair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lair Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lair Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Corinth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Brinlee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brinlee Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinlee Cemetery
- Warden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Warden Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warden Cemetery
- Ware Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ware Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Pecan Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pecan Grove Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pecan Grove Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in McKinney.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #158454 <5>
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Stoney Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Stoney Point Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point Cemetery
- Mantua Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mantua Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mantua Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Van Alstyne.
- The Mantua Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newt Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305714 <5>
- Baker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Roland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Roland is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Parris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parris is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris
- Melissa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McKinney
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Weston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Anna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rhea Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rhea Mills is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Mills
- New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
- Biggers ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Biggers is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Mantua ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mantua is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Altoga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Altoga is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoga
- Prosper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lowry Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lowry Crossing is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Crossing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
- Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valdasta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Valdasta is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdasta
- Celina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Van Alstyne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rockhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockhill is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Westminster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sedalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sedalia is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Allen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lucas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Blue Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gunter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Wilson Cemetery. The following communities are located in Collin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allen
- Allen lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Wilson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Allen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Celina
- McKinney
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Wilson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Collin County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Wilson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1371709 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1371709 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Collin
- Est. Elev: 200 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Weston
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2823366 Lon: -96.6269358
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Collin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilson Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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